Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crucifixion plaque
Ballypheasan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballypheasan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62994, -8.18863
- SMR number
- RO039-043005-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Five dressed stones were set into the back wall of a garden in Chapel Lane where a Roman Catholic church was located from 1756 to 1834 when the old Session House (RO9039-043015-) was converted into a church. However, the crucifixion plaque is thought to have come originally from St. Coman's Well (RO039-047----) (Siggins 1998c). The plaque (Wth 0.37-0.39m; H 0.33-0.36m) is in relief showing the crucifixion and two figures (Timoney 1980, 142-3). It is surrounded by some fragments of medieval tracery. After re-development of the area it is now displayed on a wall in Chapel Lane.
See the attached image.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Timoney, M.A. 1980 Two stone crucifixion plaques from east Connaught. In H. Murtagh (ed.), Irish Midland Studies: essays in commemoration of N.W. English, 142-6. Old Athlone Society.
Siggins, A. 1998c Front cover. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society, vol. 7, 4.
Nearby in the register
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Gatehouseunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.